Scientific name

Miscogasteriella Girault, 1915

Taxonomic position

Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea: Pteromalidae

Diagnosis

Fore wing with long marginal and post marginal vein as compared to short stigma vein. Clypeus anterior margin weakly emarginated with blunt lateral teeth; clypeal region smooth. Scutellum with distinct frenal area. Propodeum with longitudinal carinae along with cross carinae giving impression of coarse rugosity, no distinct median carina.

Biology / Hosts

Associated with forests.

References

  • Girault, A.A. 1915. Australian Hymenoptera Chalcidoidea - VIII. The family Miscogasteridae with descriptions of new genera and species. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 4:196.
  • Sureshan, P.M. 2003. Pteromalinae (Pteromalidae: Chalcidoidea: Hymenoptera) of Indian subcontinent. Records of the Zoological Survey of India, Occasional Paper 205: iii+170pp.